March 17, which many think of simply as St. Patrick's Day, also marks the 250 years since the Redcoats left Boston. Why this is a key date in American history ...

Two secret battlefield letters written by George Washington during one of the toughest winters of the Revolutionary War have ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Duquesne University professor and former U.S. Army officer Holly Mayer provided introductory remarks for her lecture about the creation of the ...

Somerset County played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Explore the sites where history was made.

WASHINGTON — In 2025, the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War and the 250th birthday of the United States Army. At the 2024 annual meeting of the ...

Between 1700 and 1775 over 200,000 Irish men and women arrived in the American colonies. Having fled British oppression, ...

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Deborah Sampson covered her chest with a tight piece of cloth, adopted a man's name and enlisted in the Continental Army's elite light infantry in 1782. For 17 months, she marched through the Hudson ...

The series will feature civilians, women, and African Americans who aided the war by lending their skills to support the ...

New York City area waterways gave British forces a strong position in key Westchester faceoffs against American troops in the ...